clasp an enemy to one 's bosom

clasp an enemy to one 's bosom

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is "R è NCH ó uzu ò f ù", regards the enemy as the father. It's like being willing to work for the enemy. It is the same as "recognizing a thief as a father". From Fang Zhimin's lovely China.

Analysis of Idioms

A close synonym: accept a thief as a father and an enemy as a father

The origin of Idioms

Fang Zhimin's lovely China: "my friends, although there are traitors, puppets and traitors among us, and they take revenge as their father and act for the tiger, their shameful people are in the minority."

Idiom usage

I don't want you to accept the enemy as your father.